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Overview
WNG588 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Mount Jefferson, North Carolina, on 162.500 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Blacksburg, VA. The transmitter site is listed as Ashe County. It transmits with 300 watts of power.
WNG588 covers 14 counties in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, each listed below with its SAME code. If your radio supports SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), program the six-digit code for your county from the table below so it alerts only for warnings that affect you.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander County | NC | 037003 |
Entire area |
| Alleghany County | NC | 037005 |
Entire area |
| Ashe County | NC | 037009 |
Entire area |
| Caldwell County | NC | 037027 |
Entire area |
| Catawba County | NC | 037035 |
Entire area |
| Davie County | NC | 037059 |
Entire area |
| Iredell County | NC | 037097 |
Entire area |
| Surry County | NC | 037171 |
Entire area |
| Watauga County | NC | 037189 |
Entire area |
| Wilkes County | NC | 037193 |
Entire area |
| Yadkin County | NC | 037197 |
Entire area |
| Johnson County | TN | 047091 |
Entire area |
| Grayson County | VA | 051077 |
Entire area |
| Washington County | VA | 051191 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WNG588
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Mount Jefferson, NC
- Transmitter site
- Ashe County
- Power
- 300 watts
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Office address
- 1750 Forecast Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Office phone
- 540-552-0084
- Coverage
- 14 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
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WNG588 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.500 MHz
- Transmitter
- Mount Jefferson, NC
- NWS office
- Blacksburg, VA
- Covers
- 14 counties
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